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Some said that it took them half an hour to drive from Bodmin to Temple and they are blaming Kier and Cornwall Council for not finishing the dualling works on the three-mile section of the A30 over Bodmin Moor.

The works commissioned by Cornwall Council and carried out by Kier were supposed to be completed in July 2017, when the stretch of the road was formally declared open for business.

But since then there have been periodic closures while finishing works are carried out.

14:25Charlotte Becquart

Crash cleared on A30

The two-vehicle crash we reported earlier has been cleared, although traffic remains slow and heavy in the Bodmin and Temple area.

14:06Charlotte Becquart

The A30 is still very busy

The A30 is still very busy (Image: Maps)

13:28Charlotte Becquart

Works on the carriageway to end next week

Cornwall Council has now announced that next week will be the last time Kier works on the carriageway in the Temple area.

13:24Charlotte Becquart

Two-car crash on the A30 worsens traffic

Traffic is even slower now due to a two-vehicle crash on the A30 eastbound between A38 Launceston Road (Callywith) and Blacktor Downs Road (Temple), according to traffic website Inrix.

13:15Charlotte Becquart

Lane closures have been coming and going since November

Lane closures and cones have been appearing on the A30 at Temple since November 27, just for month after the official reopening of the road.These additional works were due to be completed by the end of January, but the completion date was then pushed back to March and are not finished yet.

12:58Charlotte Becquart

Background on the roadwork scheme

The A30 works in the Temple area started in 2015 after the Temple-Bodmin A30 action group, made up of local residents, had campaigned since 2007 for the improvements.The scheme was supposed to be finished before the summer 2017 and the stretch of road eventually opened in July 2017.However, works have been continuing every since, with Kier being fined for the delays.Mid-March, it was announced that the roadworks would remain until March 22, 2018, as fines were ‘approaching £400,000’.

12:50Charlotte Becquart

Delays on the A30 westbound too

Delays on the road westbound are now being reported too.

12:49Charlotte Becquart

Drivers are blaming Kier and Cornwall Council

Stuck in traffic again thanks to @kiergroup and @CornwallCouncil . I wouldn't be proud of your work on the A30 at Bodmin. Not finished a year after it opened... Don't worry I expect @kiergroup will get the contract for the next stretch as well. Still the same delays!

This is what traffic is like in the Temple area

This is the current traffic on the A30 between Bodmin and Temple

This is the traffic on the A30 between Bodmin and Temple (Image: Google)

12:44Charlotte Becquart

Expect delays on your way to Devon

@davidwhiteshow absolute chaos heading out of Cornwall on the A30 at temple. We have been on this road for half an hour since before the Bodmin turnoff doing 5 miles an hour, max. Not impressed. Trying to get to London to see arena in concert.